Fitness Lab

 Hi When is training time the most common questions between clients or athletes and trainers are: "how many reps" or "how much kgs should i use?" Repetitions and load (kgs) are 2 important variables of the training but they are not alone. Indeed we can recognize a remarkable number of varaiables that are all involved  into  shaping and characterize each training and consequentially creating its final outcomes. We can distinguisc INTERNAL or INSIDE varaiables that refer to the training programation itself and EXTERNAL or OUTSIDE varaiables that instead look at everything else around the training either from the training subject or the environment. INTERNAL or INSIDE varaiables are: -training methodology -number of repetitions -number of sets -external and internal load -exercises selection -exercises cronology -rest between sets -resting style (active, passive) -range of motion -repetition tempo -total training duration The choice of the T raining methodology has ab...

Hi there Today i want to talk about "functional training" since i have been "accused" and find "guilty" to be too much functional in my training programs.  Obviously this open sentence is just a provocation to get your attention but, yes, the truth is that i like and apply the ideas of f.t. for the simple reason that my body and my job need extra attentions and solutions.  F.t., like some other training styles or methodologies, helps me find some missing links between human biomechanic and sport performance and connecting them with a "classic"  strength training, which is still a big foundamental part of the physical training. But the thing is that even though f.t. nowadays is a very trand topic in the sport and fitness industry, it is still not very clear style or method of training like body building, pilates, cardio, hiit, power lifting....because it doesn't include a specific list of exercises and intensity like the others. So it is subje...